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Mallorcan olive oil (PDO Oli de Mallorca)

Oli de Mallorca DOP

Oli de Mallorca is an olive oil with a protected designation of origin, entered in the EU register in 2004. It is made from Mallorcan olives, mainly from the Tramuntana, and in November the olive fair takes place in Caimari. A separate PDO, Oliva de Mallorca, covers table olives.

Checked 29/10/2026Key facts 6Sources 4

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Mallorcan olive oil (PDO Oli de Mallorca) from above, visualisation from the 3D island model
Visualisation from the 3D model of the island (a render, not a photo). Imagery: PNOA cedido por © Instituto Geográfico Nacional (CC BY 4.0), Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016, EOX (CC BY 4.0); terrain: Terrarium (SRTM); buildings: © OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Key facts

Year of entry in the EU register (Commission Regulation 1437/2004, 11 August 2004)2,004 year1 1 source
Farms registered in the Oliva de Mallorca PDO (table olives), 2018 campaign111 farms4 1 source
Edition number of the Caimari fair (2025)28 1 source
TicketsPurchases and tastings are paid, depending on the producer; prices were not established at the time of our check.
Best time to goNovember, December, January; the mills work during the harvest season, the Caimari fair on the third weekend of November
Crowdsmoderate, high in Caimari on fair days

The colour next to a fact shows where it comes from: 1 source

Getting there

  • Caimari lies on the road from Inca to the Tramuntana; you can drive there from Palma or Inca.
  • Parking: Car parks on the edge of the village.
  • Restrictions: None.
  • Without a car: stop Caimari 2, about 364 m on foot (about 5 min), lines 312 (GTFS CTM; all places without a car)

Questions and answers

What is Oli de Mallorca?

It is an olive oil with a protected designation of origin (PDO), entered in the EU register by a Commission regulation of 11 August 2004; according to the description it is made from the mallorquina (empeltre), arbequina and picual varieties.

How does Oli de Mallorca differ from Oliva de Mallorca?

Oli de Mallorca is the oil, while Oliva de Mallorca is a separate PDO for table olives (green, trencada, natural black). In the 2018 campaign 111 farms were registered for it.

Where is the best place to taste and buy Mallorcan olive oil?

At the olive fair in Caimari in November, in the mills of the Tramuntana and at the markets in Sóller and Palma; look for a label marked Oli de Mallorca.

When is the olive harvest season in Mallorca?

Autumn and early winter; the Caimari fair takes place on the third weekend of November.

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Sources

Checked 29 October 2026. Our own descriptions; figures from the sources above, with conflicting sources shown as a range.